(No-Bake) Lemon Raspberry Meltaways

Over a year ago now, on a whim, I decided I should make a chocolate mint dessert for St. Patrick’s Day. At the time, I was a relatively new blogger, and I wasn’t crazy about making something that EVERYONE else was also making. I thought I could only share the most unique, creative, original ideas with my readers…..and clearly chocolate mint treats for St. Patrick’s Day are not unique, creative, or original!

That being said, I decided to momentarily put my concerns with originality aside and focus instead on coming up with something DELICIOUS!! And, after much time spent searching for inspiration, I ran across a recipe for Citrus Cream Bars from The Great American Cookie Cookbook. After a bit (or a LOT) of tweaking….I came up with the most amazing Mint Oreo Meltaways, which went on to be my first big “hit”!

Now let me just say there is nothing more exciting for a new-ish blogger than having one of your recipes go crazy on Pinterest! (Okay, there is STILL nothing more exciting….!!) And naturally….since the bars were such a hit, I decided to re-create them for all different seasons. I made Key Lime Meltaways for summer and Chocolate Orange Meltaways for fall. And now, for spring, I made these delicious Lemon Raspberry Meltaways!

What makes these bars so good, you ask? Well, for starters, the crust! Lemon Oreos + Butter = pure amazingness! And since the raspberry filling is pretty much just like frosting, it really does melt in your mouth. Finally, there is no combination quite like lemon and raspberries. It is spring’s version of chocolate and mint, and it is DELICIOUS!

So true how exciting it is when you are a blogger and one of your recipes blows up on Pinterest! The meltaways look beautiful and delicious! I’ve been on a raspberry kick lately and lemon desserts are one of my favorites, so the combination has me wanting to make them right now!

Cathy, I so agree with you when it comes to posting during the holidays. I feel it kind of gets rumbled in and doesn’t get a chance to be seen if we’re like all the other recipes. These pretty meltaways are rockin! Also, in love with the colors… and your pictures! Thank you for sharing these babies at the Show Stopper this week, pinned and pinning again on a few of my boards. Have a wonder Tuesday!

So I made these. I was disappointed. It tasted good but! Nothing set up. The cyst was powder when I cut it. I did everything right according to the recipe. Was it supposed to be melted butter? Was I suppose to mix it with a mixer? I use a fork to mix the drum mixture. I’m just confused. It was like pudding with crumbs. 🙁

Hi Ashley, I’m so sorry to hear they didn’t turn out for you! For the crust – between the Oreo filling and the softened butter, it shouldn’t have been powdery. And the filling should have been along the consistency of a buttercream frosting. I’m confused, as well…

Hi, I tried to make these in a dorm with no real cooking/measuring supplies, and I think I may have not used enough sugar and too many raspberries, as the topping was very liquidy instead of frosting-like. Do you think that the bars would be okay frozen (so that the topping stays intact), or do you have any recommendations as to how to save them?

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